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Skeletal System
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1. The visceral bone in the penis of dogs that partially surrounds the penile portion of the urethra.
Digit
Abduction
Turbinates
Os Penis
2. The vertical portion of the mandible located at its caudal end; site where jaw muscles attach to the mandible.
Paranasal Sinus
Pterygoid Bones
Ramus
Condyle
3. Skull bones that are part of the external bones of the face; these two bones are the most rostral skull bones and contain the upper incisors in all domestic animals except ruminants.
Zygomatic Bones
Tarsus
Carpal Bones
Incisive Bones
4. The smallest and most medial of the three pairs of bones that make up the pelvis; forms the cranial portion of the floor of the pelvis.
Intramembranous Bone Formation
Proximal Sesamoid Bones
Carpal Bones
Pubis
5. Blood cell production; usually occurs in red bone marrow.
Hematopoiesis
Fetlock Joint
Volkmann's Canals
Maxillary Sinuses
6. The cartilaginous joint (amphiarthrosis) that unites the two sides of the mandible at the rostral end in dogs - cats - and cattle.
Ethmoid Sinus
Red Bone Marrow
Haversian System
Mandibular Symphysis
7. Viscous fluid formed by the lining layer of the joint capsule of a synovial joint; lubricates joint surfaces.
Humerus
Synovial Fluid
Cribriform Plate
Frontal Bones
8. A large - rounded articular (joint) surface; examples are found on the distal ends of the humerus and femur.
Palatine Bones
Condyle
Meniscus
Lacrimal Bones
9. The bones of the carpus; consist of two parallel rows of short bones located between the distal ends of the radius and ulna and the proximal ends of the metacarpal bones.
Asternal Ribs
Carpal Bones
Yellow Bone Marrow
Os Rostri
10. A bone of a digit (finger or toe). Pl. - phalanges.
Sacral Vertebrae
Phalanx
Visceral Skeleton
Tibia
11. A skull bone that is one of the external bones of the cranium; the caudal - most bone of the skull that forms the atlanto - occipital joint with the first cervical vertebra through the occipital condyles. The large foramen magnum in the occipital bon
Frontal Bones
Diaphysis
Joint Capsule
Occipital Bone
12. The bony roof of the mouth; the division between the mouth and the nasal cavity. Made up of portions of the maxillary and palatine bones.
Sphenoid Sinus
Stapes
Hard Palate
Spinous Process
13. A flat articular surface - such as between carpal bones and between the radius and ulna.
Facet
Epiphysis
Extension
Transverse Processes
14. The front limb.
Thoracic Limb
Ischium
Antebrachium
Dolichocephalic
15. The long bone of the thigh region; it forms the hip joint with the pelvis at its proximal end and the stifle joint with the tibia at its distal end.
Coccygeal Vertebrae
Lumbar Vertebrae
Femur
Thoracic Limb
16. A beak - shaped process at the proximal end of the trochlear notch of the ulna; when it fails to unite with the ulna - an ununited process can cause the elbow joint to become unstable - leading to lameness.
Ribs
Pelvis
Synarthrosis
Anconeal Process
17. The midline barrier that separates the left and right nasal passages.
Thoracic Limb
Vertebral Column
Fibula
Nasal Septum
18. The hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that prevents the level of caclium in the blood from getting too high.
Ribs
Spinous Process
Calcitonin
Nutrient Foramen
19. The single - dorsally projecting process of a vertebra.
Metacarpal Bones
Ossification
Spinous Process
Navicular Bone
20. The visceral bone in the heart of cattle that helps support the valves of the heart.
Anconeal Process
Volkmann's Canals
Patella
Os Cordis
21. A joint in which the bones are united by cartilage; also called an amphiarthrosis. Only a slight rocking motion is permitted between the bones.
Atlas
Coccygeal Vertebrae
Acetabulum
Cartilaginous Joints
22. Incoordination; animals with this make jerky - spastic movements.
Head
Ataxia
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
Atlas
23. A spheroidal articular surface on the proximal end of a long bone; present on the proximal ends of the humerus - femur - and rib. Joined to the shaft of the bone by an area that is often narrowed and called the neck.
Bone Cortex
Head
Canaliculi
Metatarsal Bones
24. The upper arm; the area of the thoracic limb between the elbow and the shoulder.
Long Bone
Brachium
Fossa
Pterygoid Bones
25. The second cervical vertebra; it forms the atlantoaxial joint with the first cervical vertebra - the atlas.
Osteocytes
Flat Bone
Axis
Dolichocephalic
26. The joint movement whereby an extremity is moved toward the median plane.
Adduction
Acetabulum
Synarthrosis
Articular Surface
27. One of the three ossicles in the middle ear; also called the stirrup - it is attached to the oval window of the cochlea and is the innermost of the three ossicles.
Stapes
Cannon Bone
Irregular Bones
Obturator Foramina
28. Skull bones that are the bones of the ear; three pair of bones in the middle ear that transmit sound wave vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear.
Ossicles
Maxillary Bones
Sphenoid Sinus
Pelvic Symphysis
29. The most cranial of the three pairs of bones that make up the pelvis; it forms the sacroiliac joint with the sacrum.
Volkmann's Canals
Ilium
Ball - and - Socket Joint
Diaphysis
30. A bone whose shape does not fit into the long bone - short bone - or flat bone categories. Bones either have characteristics of more than one of the other three shape categories or have a truly irregular shape. Includes vertebrae and sesamoids.
Irregular Bones
Manubrium
Visceral Skeleton
Endochondral Bone Formation
31. The sievelike area of the ethmoid bone through which the many branches of the olfactory nerve pass from the upper portion of the nasal cavity to the olfactory bulbs of the brain.
Primary Growth Center
Condyle
Cribriform Plate
Cervical Vertebrae
32. The microscopic - laminated cylinders of bone that make up compact bone. Oriented lengthwise in a long bone - these consist of a central haversian canal surrounded by concentric layers of bone. Osteocytes in their lacunae are present at the junctions
Stifle Joint
Carpus
Haversian System
Brachium
33. The immovable fibrous joints that unite most of the skull bones; also known as synarthroses.
Flexion
Sutures
Cancellous Bone
Joint Space
34. One of the two bones (with the ulna) that form the antebrachium - or forearm; usually the main weightbearing bone.
Head
Os Cordis
Tarsal Bones
Radius
35. Ankle joint or tarsus; joins the tibiotarsus and the tarsometatarsus.
Abduction
Amphiarthroses
Yellow Bone Marrow
Hock
36. The healing tissue between the ends of a fractured bone that is eventually replaced by true bone as the fracture heals.
Callus
Short Bones
Vertebra
Paranasal Sinus
37. The joint between the femur and the tibia; called the knee joint in humans.
Stifle Joint
Pelvic Symphysis
Fibula
Hematopoiesis
38. The fibrous membrane that lines the hollow interiors of bones.
Extension
Nutrient Foramen
Long Bone
Endosteum
39. The lay term for the most proximal joint of the equine digit - which is the joint between the large metacarpal or metatarsal and the proximal phalanx. The proximal sesamoid bones are located on the caudal surface of this joint.
Sacral Vertebrae
Ossicles
Fetlock Joint
Articular Cartilage
40. Skull bones that are external bones of the cranium; form the lateral walls of the cranium - contain the middle and inner ear structures - and are the skull bones that form the temporomandibular joints with the mandible.
Cervical Vertebrae
Temporal Bones
Amphiarthroses
Incisive Bones
41. A space within a skull bone that is an outpouching of a nasal cavity; depending on the species - these are found within the frontal bones - maxillary bones - sphenoid bones - and ethmoid bones.
Ligament
Acetabulum
Paranasal Sinus
Spongy Bone
42. The paranasal sinus in the sphenoid bone; only present in horses.
Interparietal Bones
Extension
Sphenoid Sinus
Haversian System
43. The long - flexible - caudal portion of the dorsal body cavity formed by the adjacent arches of the vertebrae of the spine; it houses and protects the spinal cord.
Hinge Joint
Sacral Vertebrae
Pterygoid Bones
Spinal Canal
44. An arthrodial joint in which two flat articular surfaces rock on each other; the carpus is an example.
Circumduction
Proximal Sesamoid Bones
Incus
Gliding Joint
45. A skull bone that is one of the internal bones of the face; forms part of the nasal septum.
Intramembranous Bone Formation
Cervical Vertebrae
Vomer Bone
Intervertebral Disk
46. The main growth area of a bone developing by endochondral method; areas of bone development that are located in the main portions of the cartilage rod bone templates in the developing fetus.
Primary Growth Center
Sphenoid Sinus
Articular Cartilage
Fibula
47. The central canal that runs the length of a haversian system; contains blood vessels - lymph vessels - and nerves that supply and nourish the osteocytes.
Haversian Canal
Periosteum
Ossicles
Lumbar Vertebrae
48. Process on the cranial end of the second cervical vertebra (axis) that fits into the caudal end of the first cervical vertebra (atlas).
Synarthrosis
Dens
Callus
Ginglymus Joint
49. The socket portion of the ball - and - socket hip joint; it is formed at the junction of the ilium - ischium - and pubic bones of the pelvis.
Circumduction
Acetabulum
Brachycephalic
Ligament
50. The large hole in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord exits the skull.
Mandibular Symphysis
Temporomandibular Joint
Foramen Magnum
Fossa